Worm Digest is a project, begun in 1993, with the goal of teaching
everyone about worm composting, a process in which red worms turn
organic waste into great fertilizer.
Find organic alternatives to fertilizers,
herbicides, and
pest control at Gardens Alive!
Here we are in the middle of prime leaf
raking season with leaf mold as a choice product for mulching perennial
gardens.
Surprisingly, very few gardeners in the US know about
this sweet-smelling, cocoa brown, moisture-retentive mulch. The
reason for this is probably because to have it you have to make it.
Leaf mold is nothing more than partially decomposed leaves that are
somewhere between shredded leaves and humus.
One of the best things about leaf mold is its capacity
to hold water, up to 500% of its own weight. As with all mulch,
leaf mold helps retain moisture by preventing evaporation and reduces
runoff during heavy rainstorms. In the heat of summer it helps
keep the root zone cool.
While freshly fallen leaves are slightly acidic, as they
break down they become neutral helping to moderate the soil. After
a few years of using leaf mold, the condition of your soil will improve
in ways expected from using composted material. Your soil will
retain moisture and the texture will lighten and feel friable and
crumbly. The beneficial soil bacteria will be abundantly happy.
Though leaves are not high in nitrogen, the deep roots of the tree mine
many beneficial trace minerals and nutrients that your garden will
benefit from.
Fall Is Perfect Time For Planting and
Building Your Soil
Now that the gardening season has run its course, most gardeners are kicking back and thinking the end of summer means the end of the garden. But, if you have decided that you want to make a go of gardening organically you must know that fall is not the time to get lazy.
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About
the Farm:
"It's not really mine, I just tend to it."
Organic soil amendment from composting with worms
Good for you and the Environment
Mother Earth's Farm, started as a worm farm, called
VermiCulture Northwest, which is now growing edible flowers, salad
greens and traditional vegetables, in organic soil amendment from
composting with worms, without the use of chemical fertilizers or
pesticides. As a worm farmer, organic, sustainable agriculture methods
just seemed like a natural way to go. The mission for the farm became
one of spreading the information about how to recycle by composting with
worms. The resulting casting material, (which is used to
produce an organic soil amendment), and natural/organic fertilizers have
a positive effect on building a healthy soil. A healthy soil means
healthy food.
Mother Earth's Farm has a greenhouse environment where the product from
worm composting or vermicompost (castings or worm manure) is used
to produce naturally safe food by growing in organic soil without
chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Learn about pest control,
fertilizing, mulches, and other methods that help you get the most out
of your gardening season. Discover how worm bin composting can
aide in your pest control, fertilizing, and mulching. Make worm
bin composting a part of your gardening style and lifestyle and realize
that composting with worms can save you money in the garden.
10 lessons To create your
own high quality, organic soil amendment...
Gain the
Knowledge of How to Have Your Own
Worm Composting Bin!
When you compost with worms you can mix your own potting soil, know
exactly what’s in it and have a far superior product because of the
addition of the worm castings.
Read more about the value of worm castings here.
Learn how to create your own high quality, valuable soil amendment and
have it readily available any time you need it, without out having to
run to the store and spend more money.
Handle
your organic waste
as nature intended.
The following links might
interest you as they relate to worm composting and organic in general:
Vermicomposting - Worm Composters For Eco-Friendly Waste Disposal and Recycling by Mark Falco
Worms are not only the gardener's best friend, they are also the recycler's new found best friend as well. Nature's little waste disposal experts have found a new place in eco-conscious household's across the globe as more and more people are catching on to the idea of using worms' special talents to dispose of their organic household waste. If you have ever pondered on the idea or are in the least bit interested in giving your world environment a helping hand then you might like to delve a little deeper into the world of worms...READ
MORE
Earthworm Friends in the Garden By Marilyn Pokorney
Earthworms are a gardener's best friend...READ
MORE
Browse my photo
album and see what I grow - worms, plants, and a child.
My world is simple and full of the wondrous things of
life.
The Greenhouse 2003
The
Greenhouse 2004
Nasturtiums
Pansies
Calendulas
These are some
of the edible flowers I grow for my specialty salad mix.
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1x2x3 BIN
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The power of this movie is beyond words. It will entertain you but then
hopefully help you see how necessary it is for us to get power over our stuff.
Click on the above graphic and go watch "Story of Stuff".
A Journey in Video
Plans are in the works for a series of videos that would take you from start
to finish (so to speak) of how to have your own worm bin composting project.
Once the set-up process was complete the series will continue with the
maintenance of the bin including feeding and harvesting worms and castings.
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